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(A2,13) Add Rubrics to Audio and Free Response Questions (Enhanced)

Learn how to add, generate, and manage rubrics for Audio- and Free-Response Questions to assess students holistically.

Last updated on 13 October 2026

(A2,13) Manage Rubrics for Audio- and Free-Response Questions (Enhanced)

Star Rubrics

Teachers are able to add existing rubrics to starred resources.

  1. To star rubrics, click on the Drawer Settings icon followed by the Star icon on the rubrics card.

A list of activity items including Activity, two picture prompts, Q1 question, and Oral Rubric with tags highlighted.
Starred Resources page showing one rubric titled Oral Rubric from Community Gallery, starred on 13 Oct 2025.

Add and Edit Rubrics (Enhanced)

Rubrics can be added to Free-Response or Audio-Response Questions to assess students holistically on performance tasks.

There are two ways teachers can add or edit rubrics:

  1. Use Existing Rubrics – Add rubrics from your Library or Starred Resources (available from Dec 2025).

  2. Generate Rubrics using Authoring Copilot (ACP) – Create a new set of rubrics or generate a first draft using Authoring Copilot. Find out more about the pedagogical, ethical, and technical considerations in this resource. (opens in new tab)

Use Existing Rubrics

  1. From a Free-Response or Audio-Response Question, click Add Rubrics dropdown list.

    • Note: From Dec 2025, teachers can also add rubrics from Library or Starred Resources.

  2. A maximum of 8 bands (columns) and 6 criteria (rows) can be added in a set of Rubrics. Click the Overflow (3-dot icon) to Add Band, Add Criterion, Delete Band, or Delete Criterion.

  3. Enter the following fields:

    • Title

    • Band Descriptor

    • Criterion

    • Mark Range

      • Note: Please see below on how to use the marks of the rubrics for the question.

    • Band Description

      • Note:

        • You may enter descriptions in the form of text, mathematical formulae, chemical formulae, and media.

        • Teachers can edit the band descriptions after students have submitted their responses.

Essay writing rubric form with criteria for quality of writing and grammar, showing mark ranges and descriptors.

  • Click outside the Component to save.

  • To add rubric notes, click on the Drawer Settings icon followed by the Settings icon on the rubrics cards.

    • Note: Teachers can also add keywords tags and subject/level/content map tags.

  • When rubrics are added to a quiz, teacher can select questions to be associated with the rubrics.

SLS lesson editor showing a "Check for understanding" quiz with rubric criteria and associated questions panel.

Generate Using Authoring Copilot (ACP)

  1. Teachers can also use Authoring Copilot (ACP) to generate rubrics by selecting Generate Rubric (Beta).

Dropdown menu for Add Rubrics showing options: Create New, From Library, From Starred Resources, Generate Rubric Beta.

  • When you select Generate Rubric (Beta), the Generate Rubric page opens. Here, you can enter short text-based prompts to guide ACP in creating a rubric from scratch or based on an existing one.

Dialog box titled Generate Rubric with a text input field for instructions and a blue Create button.

In the Instructions to Authoring Copilot field, type clear guidance such as:

“Create a rubric to assess students’ reasoning with 4 criteria and 3 bands. Criteria should include accuracy, clarity, use of evidence, and structure.”

After you click Create, ACP will generate the rubric automatically and attach it to the question.

You can review and modify criteria, band descriptors, and mark ranges as needed.

Note:

  • Rubrics generated via ACP can be adjusted after creation.

  • Teachers can refine or overwrite the generated rubric anytime before saving.

  • Alternatively, teachers can use ACP to adapt existing rubrics in a Module, the Library or Starred Resources. To do so, they can clear fields (criteria, band descriptors and band descriptions) and click Populate Rubric (Beta).

Rubric editor for Recycling Poster with criteria for Accuracy of Facts and Design of Poster, showing mark ranges.

Rubrics Display Settings (Enhanced)

Teachers can edit the rubrics display settings in two ways:

  1. Show/Hide Rubrics before Student Attempt

  2. Show/Hide Marks for Rubrics

Show/Hide Rubrics before Student Attempt

  1. Teachers can check the box Hide rubrics before attempt to hide the rubrics from students during their attempt. The relevant bands from the rubrics will be shown to students after the question has been marked.

SLS platform rubrics editor showing a highlighted "Hide rubrics before attempt" checkbox with band descriptors and mark range fields.

Note: This is available for both standalone Free-Response and Audio-Response Questions, and all quiz modes.

  • When using SAFA at quiz level, teacher can also check the box Hide rubrics before attempt to show only the relevant bands from the rubrics, after SAFA has generated feedback and suggested marks for Free-Response Questions.

Show/Hide Marks for Rubrics

  1. There could be instances where teachers may not wish to show the marks tied to the rubric band descriptor, to allow students to focus on the qualitative feedback provided. In such situations, you can uncheck the box for Show and use rubrics marks.

  2. However by default, the Show and use rubric marks box is checked. The total marks will be calculated based on the marks allocated by the teacher for each criterion in the rubrics. This will also impact students' quiz scores in a Teacher-Marked Quiz.

Quiz editor screen showing a suggested answer section with a checked "Show and use rubric marks" checkbox highlighted in red.

Note: This is only available for Free-Response and Audio-Response Questions in quiz mode.

  • Teacher can also select Hide quiz marks where only the relevant bands from the rubrics will be shown to students after the questions have been marked. This can be used for creating personality tests, performance tasks etc., for students to focus on the feedback.

SLS quiz settings page with Hide quiz marks checkbox checked and Add Rubrics button highlighted.

Note: This is available for all quiz modes.